Brooke Harrington: The Polycrisis—Offshore Finance and Kleptocracy
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In connection with the TAXLAW closing conference, Brooke Harrington, professor at Dartmouth College, will give the guest lecture "The Polycrisis—Offshore Finance and Kleptocracy". The lecture is based on her book "Offshore - Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism" from 2024.
When: Friday 11. september 10:45-12:00
Where: Pilestredet 48 - P173
The event is open to all.
Book summary:
This engrossing deep dive exposes how the shadowy global system of offshore finance fuels economic crises and austerity while also undermining democracy and the rule of law. Sociologist Brooke Harrington trained as an offshore wealth manager then spent years immersed in tax havens around the world, observing and interviewing the experts who keep the secrets and protect the fortunes of the global ultra-rich. She shows what offshore finance costs all of us and how it has colonised the world—not on behalf of any one country, but to benefit a largely invisible empire of a few thousand billionaires who help themselves to the best society has to offer while sticking us with the bill. As politicians struggle to address the deepening economic and political inequality destabilising the world, Harrington’s exposé of the offshore system is a vital resource for understanding the most pressing crises of our time.
Explore full TAXLAW closing conference here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3162174740646258
When: Friday 11. september 10:45-12:00
Where: Pilestredet 48 - P173
The event is open to all.
Book summary:
This engrossing deep dive exposes how the shadowy global system of offshore finance fuels economic crises and austerity while also undermining democracy and the rule of law. Sociologist Brooke Harrington trained as an offshore wealth manager then spent years immersed in tax havens around the world, observing and interviewing the experts who keep the secrets and protect the fortunes of the global ultra-rich. She shows what offshore finance costs all of us and how it has colonised the world—not on behalf of any one country, but to benefit a largely invisible empire of a few thousand billionaires who help themselves to the best society has to offer while sticking us with the bill. As politicians struggle to address the deepening economic and political inequality destabilising the world, Harrington’s exposé of the offshore system is a vital resource for understanding the most pressing crises of our time.
Explore full TAXLAW closing conference here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3162174740646258
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P173, Pilestredet 48, Oslo, Norway
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